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Dr. John Kearney will present a talk on =93Understanding Nocturnal Bird
Migration in Nova Scotia through Acoustic Monitoring=94 at the next =
meeting of
the Southwest Chapter of the Nova Scotia Bird Society at the Yarmouth =
County
Museum and Archives on April 23 at 7:00 PM.=20
The talk will highlight the advantages of nocturnal migration for birds, =
the
many challenges they face along their route, and the strategies used to
successfully complete their epic journeys twice each year.=20
Acoustic monitoring uses specially designed microphones, recorders, and
software to detect and analyze the flight calls of nocturnal migrants. =
Dr.
Kearney will demonstrate how acoustic monitoring provides a wealth of =
data
for a greater understanding of bird migration and how this technology =
may
soon have much potential for more widespread use by scientists and =
birders
alike.
Dr. Kearney is an environmental anthropologist who has worked with =
coastal
communities around the world on environmental and natural resource =
issues.
He has a BSc from Acadia University, a Masters in Environmental Studies =
from
Dalhousie University, and a PhD in Anthropology from Universit=E9 Laval. =
His
publications focus on community-based conservation and resource =
management,
and he is the co-author, with Patrick Kerans, of the book: Turning the =
World
Right Side Up: Science, Community, and Democracy. He has been a birder =
since
the age of 13.
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Kearney will present a talk on “Understanding Nocturnal Bird =
Migration in Nova Scotia through Acoustic Monitoring” at the next =
meeting of the Southwest Chapter of the Nova Scotia Bird Society at the =
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives on April 23 at 7:00 PM. =
<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The talk will highlight the =
advantages of nocturnal migration for birds, the many challenges they =
face along their route, and the strategies used to successfully complete =
their epic journeys twice each year. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
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microphones, recorders, and software to detect and analyze the flight =
calls of nocturnal migrants. Dr. Kearney will demonstrate how acoustic =
monitoring provides a wealth of data for a greater understanding of bird =
migration and how this technology may soon have much potential for more =
widespread use by scientists and birders alike.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Dr. Kearney is an environmental anthropologist who has =
worked with coastal communities around the world on environmental and =
natural resource issues. He has a BSc from Acadia University, a Masters =
in Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University, and a PhD in =
Anthropology from Universit=E9 Laval. His publications focus on =
community-based conservation and resource management, and he is the =
co-author, with Patrick Kerans, of the book: <i>Turning the World Right =
Side Up: Science, Community, and Democracy</i>. He has been a birder =
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